Centre 404

Analysis

Centre 404 is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, disability and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02270299). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Centre 404 reported income of £10.6m and spending of £10.5m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £6.8m to £10.6m (+56%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Centre 404 sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Kent Autistic Trust (£10.5m), The Oaklea Trust (£10.7m) and The Sacred Hearts Sisters 1983 Charitable Fund (£10.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.4%. Reserves of £2.3m would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 269 people.